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Daily Desired: Puma x MiharaYasuhiro Utility Bag Everybody needs a good looking black bag. And this fresh one from Puma and MiharaYasuhiro does double duty—it’s a messenger, but if you want to change it up, it’s also a backpack. The utility bag is also snake-printed and has a big flap opening with nice leather stitching…
Why Can’t We Stop a Hurricane Before It Hits Us?
io9updates: By Charlie Jane Anders Hurricane Sandy has caused untold billions of dollars in damage and insane casualties. And we saw the “Frankenstorm” coming, for days in advance. We can send people into space and put vehicles on Mars – why can’t we stop a hurricane in its tracks, before it comes to our major…
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Giz Readers Show Off Their Best Halloween Costume Fun Times We asked you to send us your best (and geekiest) costumes. You didn’t disappoint. Here are our 10 favorites, but you can find the rest on Facebook and Twitter. The top image is from: @spacecampcur8r, Jr Astronaut Boarding Real Apollo LUT Section Michael Holmes (@rolefourlife),…
Why Salt Water in the Subway Is So Extremely Dangerous
Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge, which bulged into New York Harbor on Monday night, inundated much of lower Manhattan, parts of Brooklyn, and the barrier islands like the Rockaways in Queens. The water got into some of the city’s subway, automobile, and electrical tunnels, and pumping the water out and bringing those tunnels back into working…